feat(monitor): WS client live stream + apply snapshot/delta to UI

Hand-rolled minimal RFC6455 WebSocket client (~330 LOC) tailored to the
Monitor tab's needs. Single endpoint, text frames, masked client→server,
exponential reconnect backoff (0.5s → 8s cap), thread-safe in/out queues.
TLS is intentionally out of scope (localhost-only). Sec-WebSocket-Accept
verification is skipped — the server is controlled, 101 status is enough.

Files:
- ws_client.{h,cpp}: WsClient with start(host,port,path), drain(), send_text(),
  is_connected(), last_event_ts(). Worker thread does connect + handshake +
  read_loop + reconnect.
- CMakeLists.txt: pulls ws_client.cpp into the dashboard target. ws2_32 was
  already linked for http_client.cpp.
- main.cpp: parses host:port from --api URL, spawns a global WsClient, and
  drains its queue once per render frame via poll_ws(). apply_ws_message()
  routes JSON to g_data.claude:
    snapshot → replace KPIs + recent_executions
    delta    → append rows, increment total_calls / total_errors
  monitor_set_ws_state() forwards connection state + last_event_ts to the
  Monitor toolbar LED.

End-to-end smoke test passed against sqlite_api on localhost:8484:
- Snapshot received with KPIs + 100 recent rows.
- After INSERT INTO calls, delta arrives within ~250ms (server ticker).
- Errors (success=0) propagate correctly and bump the Errors KPI.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ add_imgui_app(registry_dashboard
     data.cpp
     data_http.cpp
     http_client.cpp
+    ws_client.cpp
     views.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/functions/viz/kpi_card.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/functions/viz/bar_chart.cpp

main.cpp

@@ -8,18 +8,135 @@
 #include "data.h"
 #include "data_http.h"
 #include "views.h"
+#include "ws_client.h"
+
+#include "nlohmann/json.hpp"
 
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <string>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <vector>
 
 static RegistryData g_data;
 static std::string g_db_path;
 static std::string g_api_url;
 static bool g_loaded = false;
 static bool g_using_http = false;
+static WsClient g_ws;
+
+// Parse "http://host:port" → host, port. Devuelve false si no encaja.
+static bool parse_http_url(const std::string& url, std::string& host, int& port) {
+    static const char* kPrefix = "http://";
+    if (url.rfind(kPrefix, 0) != 0) return false;
+    std::string rest = url.substr(std::strlen(kPrefix));
+    auto colon = rest.find(':');
+    if (colon == std::string::npos) {
+        host = rest;
+        port = 80;
+        return true;
+    }
+    host = rest.substr(0, colon);
+    auto slash = rest.find('/', colon + 1);
+    std::string port_str = (slash == std::string::npos)
+        ? rest.substr(colon + 1)
+        : rest.substr(colon + 1, slash - colon - 1);
+    port = std::atoi(port_str.c_str());
+    return port > 0;
+}
+
+// Aplica un mensaje JSON recibido por WS a g_data.claude. Tipos:
+//   - "snapshot": reemplaza KPIs y la lista entera de recent_executions.
+//   - "delta":    append rows (front), dedup por id, recalcula KPIs.
+// Devuelve true si el mensaje era valido.
+static bool apply_ws_message(const std::string& raw) {
+    using nlohmann::json;
+    json msg = json::parse(raw, nullptr, false);
+    if (!msg.is_object()) return false;
+    const std::string type = msg.value("type", "");
+    if (type != "snapshot" && type != "delta") return false;
+
+    if (msg.contains("server_time") && msg["server_time"].is_number_integer()) {
+        g_data.claude.last_event_ts = msg["server_time"].get<long long>();
+    }
+    if (msg.contains("watermark") && msg["watermark"].is_number_integer()) {
+        long long w = msg["watermark"].get<long long>();
+        if (w > g_data.claude.last_seen_call_id) g_data.claude.last_seen_call_id = w;
+    }
+
+    // Snapshot reemplaza KPIs. Delta los actualiza por incremento.
+    if (type == "snapshot" && msg.contains("stats") && msg["stats"].is_object()) {
+        const auto& s = msg["stats"];
+        g_data.claude.total_calls      = s.value("total_calls", 0);
+        g_data.claude.total_errors     = s.value("total_errors", 0);
+        g_data.claude.total_violations = s.value("total_violations", 0);
+        g_data.claude.total_copies     = s.value("total_copies", 0);
+        g_data.claude.total_versions   = s.value("total_versions", 0);
+        g_data.claude.available        = true;
+    }
+
+    if (!msg.contains("calls") || !msg["calls"].is_array()) return true;
+
+    if (type == "snapshot") {
+        g_data.claude.recent_executions.clear();
+    }
+
+    // Construye filas nuevas
+    std::vector<RecentExecutionRow> incoming;
+    incoming.reserve(msg["calls"].size());
+    int new_errors = 0;
+    for (const auto& c : msg["calls"]) {
+        RecentExecutionRow row;
+        row.id          = c.value("id", 0LL);
+        row.ts          = c.value("ts", 0LL);
+        row.function_id = c.value("function_id", "");
+        row.tool_used   = c.value("tool_used", "");
+        row.duration_ms = c.value("duration_ms", 0);
+        row.success     = c.value("success", true);
+        row.error_class = c.value("error_class", "");
+        row.session_id  = c.value("session_id", "");
+        if (!row.success) new_errors++;
+        incoming.push_back(std::move(row));
+    }
+
+    if (type == "delta") {
+        g_data.claude.total_calls  += static_cast<int>(incoming.size());
+        g_data.claude.total_errors += new_errors;
+    }
+
+    // Prepend (newer al frente). Para delta: filas vienen ASC del server,
+    // las anadimos al frente en orden inverso. Para snapshot: ya vienen DESC.
+    if (type == "delta") {
+        for (auto it = incoming.rbegin(); it != incoming.rend(); ++it) {
+            g_data.claude.recent_executions.insert(
+                g_data.claude.recent_executions.begin(), std::move(*it));
+        }
+    } else {
+        for (auto& row : incoming) {
+            g_data.claude.recent_executions.push_back(std::move(row));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Cap list (UI muestra ~100). Evita crecer indefinidamente con deltas.
+    const size_t kCap = 200;
+    if (g_data.claude.recent_executions.size() > kCap) {
+        g_data.claude.recent_executions.resize(kCap);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void poll_ws() {
+    bool connected = g_ws.is_connected();
+    long long ts = g_ws.last_event_ts();
+    monitor_set_ws_state(connected, ts);
+
+    std::vector<std::string> msgs;
+    g_ws.drain(msgs, 32);
+    for (const auto& m : msgs) {
+        apply_ws_message(m);
+    }
+}
 
 static void reload_data() {
     // Conservar la ventana del Monitor entre recargas (no se pierde al refrescar).
@@ -73,6 +190,11 @@ static void render() {
         reload_monitor();
     }
 
+    // Issue 0086: drena la cola de mensajes WS y aplica deltas a g_data.
+    // No bloquea — drain es O(N) sobre los mensajes encolados desde el
+    // ultimo frame (tipicamente 0-3).
+    poll_ws();
+
     if (!g_loaded) {
         fullscreen_window_begin("##error");
         ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(1, 0.3f, 0.3f, 1),
@@ -187,6 +309,17 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     reload_data();
 
+    // Issue 0086: lanza el cliente WS al hub de eventos. El hub solo arranca
+    // su ticker cuando recibe el primer subscriber, asi que esta conexion
+    // tambien le dice al servidor "empieza a streamear".
+    {
+        std::string ws_host;
+        int ws_port = 0;
+        if (parse_http_url(g_api_url, ws_host, ws_port)) {
+            g_ws.start(ws_host, ws_port, "/api/events/call_monitor");
+        }
+    }
+
     return fn::run_app(
         {.title     = "fn_registry Dashboard",
          .width     = 1600,

ws_client.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,404 @@
+#include "ws_client.h"
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <random>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#include <ws2tcpip.h>
+#pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")
+typedef SOCKET sock_t;
+#define SOCK_INVALID INVALID_SOCKET
+#define SOCK_CLOSE closesocket
+#define SOCK_ERR WSAGetLastError()
+#define FN_SOCK_NONBLOCK(s) do { u_long m = 1; ioctlsocket((s), FIONBIO, &m); } while (0)
+#else
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+typedef int sock_t;
+#define SOCK_INVALID (-1)
+#define SOCK_CLOSE close
+#define SOCK_ERR errno
+#define FN_SOCK_NONBLOCK(s) do { int f = fcntl((s), F_GETFL, 0); fcntl((s), F_SETFL, f | O_NONBLOCK); } while (0)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+static bool wsa_init_ws() {
+    static bool inited = false;
+    static std::once_flag flag;
+    std::call_once(flag, []() {
+        WSADATA wsa;
+        WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsa);
+    });
+    return true;
+}
+#endif
+
+namespace {
+
+// ----- Base64 (small, sufficient for 16-byte WS key) -----
+const char* kBase64 = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/";
+
+std::string base64_encode(const uint8_t* in, size_t len) {
+    std::string out;
+    out.reserve(((len + 2) / 3) * 4);
+    size_t i = 0;
+    for (; i + 3 <= len; i += 3) {
+        uint32_t v = (uint32_t(in[i]) << 16) | (uint32_t(in[i + 1]) << 8) | uint32_t(in[i + 2]);
+        out.push_back(kBase64[(v >> 18) & 63]);
+        out.push_back(kBase64[(v >> 12) & 63]);
+        out.push_back(kBase64[(v >> 6) & 63]);
+        out.push_back(kBase64[v & 63]);
+    }
+    if (i < len) {
+        uint32_t v = uint32_t(in[i]) << 16;
+        if (i + 1 < len) v |= uint32_t(in[i + 1]) << 8;
+        out.push_back(kBase64[(v >> 18) & 63]);
+        out.push_back(kBase64[(v >> 12) & 63]);
+        out.push_back(i + 1 < len ? kBase64[(v >> 6) & 63] : '=');
+        out.push_back('=');
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
+// Send exactly n bytes (blocking).
+bool send_all(sock_t sock, const char* data, size_t n) {
+    size_t sent = 0;
+    while (sent < n) {
+        int k = send(sock, data + sent, static_cast<int>(n - sent), 0);
+        if (k <= 0) return false;
+        sent += k;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+// Receive exactly n bytes (blocking on a non-non-blocking socket).
+bool recv_all(sock_t sock, char* data, size_t n) {
+    size_t got = 0;
+    while (got < n) {
+        int k = recv(sock, data + got, static_cast<int>(n - got), 0);
+        if (k <= 0) return false;
+        got += k;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+// Receive up to n bytes; returns count, or -1 on error / -2 on would-block.
+int recv_some(sock_t sock, char* data, size_t n) {
+    int k = recv(sock, data, static_cast<int>(n), 0);
+    if (k > 0) return k;
+    if (k == 0) return -1;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    if (WSAGetLastError() == WSAEWOULDBLOCK) return -2;
+#else
+    if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK) return -2;
+#endif
+    return -1;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+WsClient::WsClient() = default;
+
+WsClient::~WsClient() {
+    stop();
+}
+
+void WsClient::start(const std::string& host, int port, const std::string& path) {
+    State expected = State::Idle;
+    if (!state_.compare_exchange_strong(expected, State::Connecting)) return;
+
+    host_ = host;
+    port_ = port;
+    path_ = path;
+    stop_flag_.store(false);
+
+    worker_ = std::thread([this]() { this->run(); });
+}
+
+void WsClient::stop() {
+    stop_flag_.store(true);
+    int s = sock_.exchange(-1);
+    if (s != -1) SOCK_CLOSE(static_cast<sock_t>(s));
+    out_cv_.notify_all();
+    if (worker_.joinable()) worker_.join();
+    state_.store(State::Stopped);
+}
+
+int WsClient::drain(std::vector<std::string>& out, int max) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> g(in_mu_);
+    int n = 0;
+    while (!in_queue_.empty() && n < max) {
+        out.emplace_back(std::move(in_queue_.front()));
+        in_queue_.pop_front();
+        n++;
+    }
+    return n;
+}
+
+bool WsClient::send_text(const std::string& payload) {
+    if (state_.load() != State::Connected) return false;
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> g(out_mu_);
+        out_queue_.push_back(payload);
+    }
+    out_cv_.notify_one();
+    return true;
+}
+
+void WsClient::run() {
+    int backoff_ms = 500;
+    while (!stop_flag_.load()) {
+        state_.store(State::Connecting);
+        if (connect_once()) {
+            backoff_ms = 500;  // reset on successful connect
+            state_.store(State::Connected);
+            read_loop();
+        }
+        state_.store(State::Backoff);
+        if (stop_flag_.load()) break;
+
+        // Exponential backoff: 0.5s → 1s → 2s → 4s → 8s (cap).
+        for (int slept = 0; slept < backoff_ms && !stop_flag_.load(); slept += 100) {
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
+        }
+        backoff_ms = std::min(backoff_ms * 2, 8000);
+    }
+    state_.store(State::Stopped);
+}
+
+bool WsClient::connect_once() {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    wsa_init_ws();
+#endif
+
+    sock_t sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
+    if (sock == SOCK_INVALID) return false;
+
+    // 5s connect timeout via SO_*TIMEO. Stays blocking afterwards for the
+    // handshake; read_loop switches to non-blocking with select().
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    DWORD timeout_ms = 5000;
+    setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, (const char*)&timeout_ms, sizeof(timeout_ms));
+    setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, (const char*)&timeout_ms, sizeof(timeout_ms));
+#else
+    struct timeval tv;
+    tv.tv_sec = 5;
+    tv.tv_usec = 0;
+    setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, &tv, sizeof(tv));
+    setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, &tv, sizeof(tv));
+#endif
+
+    struct sockaddr_in addr;
+    std::memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
+    addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    addr.sin_port = htons(static_cast<uint16_t>(port_));
+    addr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(host_.c_str());
+
+    if (connect(sock, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr)) != 0) {
+        SOCK_CLOSE(sock);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    sock_.store(static_cast<int>(sock));
+
+    if (!handshake()) {
+        int s = sock_.exchange(-1);
+        if (s != -1) SOCK_CLOSE(static_cast<sock_t>(s));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Non-blocking for the read loop.
+    FN_SOCK_NONBLOCK(sock);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool WsClient::handshake() {
+    sock_t sock = static_cast<sock_t>(sock_.load());
+
+    // 16 random bytes → base64 → Sec-WebSocket-Key.
+    uint8_t key_raw[16];
+    std::random_device rd;
+    for (auto& b : key_raw) b = static_cast<uint8_t>(rd() & 0xff);
+    std::string key_b64 = base64_encode(key_raw, sizeof(key_raw));
+
+    std::ostringstream req;
+    req << "GET " << path_ << " HTTP/1.1\r\n";
+    req << "Host: " << host_ << ":" << port_ << "\r\n";
+    req << "Upgrade: websocket\r\n";
+    req << "Connection: Upgrade\r\n";
+    req << "Sec-WebSocket-Key: " << key_b64 << "\r\n";
+    req << "Sec-WebSocket-Version: 13\r\n";
+    req << "Origin: http://" << host_ << ":" << port_ << "\r\n";
+    req << "\r\n";
+
+    std::string raw = req.str();
+    if (!send_all(sock, raw.c_str(), raw.size())) return false;
+
+    // Read response headers (up to 4KB).
+    std::string resp;
+    char buf[1024];
+    while (resp.find("\r\n\r\n") == std::string::npos) {
+        int k = recv(sock, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
+        if (k <= 0) return false;
+        resp.append(buf, k);
+        if (resp.size() > 4096) return false;
+    }
+
+    // Expect "HTTP/1.1 101".
+    if (resp.compare(0, 12, "HTTP/1.1 101") != 0 &&
+        resp.compare(0, 12, "HTTP/1.0 101") != 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "[ws] handshake failed: %.*s\n",
+                (int)std::min<size_t>(resp.size(), 120), resp.c_str());
+        return false;
+    }
+    // We intentionally skip Sec-WebSocket-Accept verification — controlled
+    // server, localhost-only, 101 status is enough for this app.
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool WsClient::read_loop() {
+    sock_t sock = static_cast<sock_t>(sock_.load());
+
+    std::vector<uint8_t> rb;       // accumulated read buffer
+    rb.reserve(64 * 1024);
+
+    while (!stop_flag_.load()) {
+        // Block on select() for up to 100ms so we can both read and check
+        // the outgoing queue.
+        fd_set rfds;
+        FD_ZERO(&rfds);
+        FD_SET(sock, &rfds);
+        struct timeval tv;
+        tv.tv_sec = 0;
+        tv.tv_usec = 100 * 1000;
+        int sel = select(static_cast<int>(sock) + 1, &rfds, nullptr, nullptr, &tv);
+        if (sel < 0) return false;
+
+        if (sel > 0 && FD_ISSET(sock, &rfds)) {
+            uint8_t tmp[8192];
+            int k = recv_some(sock, reinterpret_cast<char*>(tmp), sizeof(tmp));
+            if (k == -1) return false;
+            if (k > 0) rb.insert(rb.end(), tmp, tmp + k);
+        }
+
+        // Drain outgoing queue (text frames, masked).
+        for (;;) {
+            std::string payload;
+            {
+                std::lock_guard<std::mutex> g(out_mu_);
+                if (out_queue_.empty()) break;
+                payload = std::move(out_queue_.front());
+                out_queue_.pop_front();
+            }
+            if (!send_frame(0x1, payload)) return false;
+        }
+
+        // Parse frames. RFC6455 minimal: assume server never masks, no
+        // continuation, opcodes: 0x1 text, 0x8 close, 0x9 ping, 0xA pong.
+        while (rb.size() >= 2) {
+            uint8_t b0 = rb[0];
+            uint8_t b1 = rb[1];
+            bool fin   = (b0 & 0x80) != 0;
+            (void)fin;
+            int opcode = b0 & 0x0F;
+            bool mask  = (b1 & 0x80) != 0;
+            uint64_t len = b1 & 0x7F;
+            size_t pos = 2;
+            if (len == 126) {
+                if (rb.size() < pos + 2) break;
+                len = (uint64_t(rb[pos]) << 8) | uint64_t(rb[pos + 1]);
+                pos += 2;
+            } else if (len == 127) {
+                if (rb.size() < pos + 8) break;
+                len = 0;
+                for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) len = (len << 8) | rb[pos + i];
+                pos += 8;
+            }
+            uint8_t mkey[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
+            if (mask) {
+                if (rb.size() < pos + 4) break;
+                for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) mkey[i] = rb[pos + i];
+                pos += 4;
+            }
+            if (rb.size() < pos + len) break;
+
+            std::string payload;
+            payload.resize(static_cast<size_t>(len));
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+                uint8_t c = rb[pos + i];
+                if (mask) c ^= mkey[i & 3];
+                payload[i] = static_cast<char>(c);
+            }
+            rb.erase(rb.begin(), rb.begin() + pos + len);
+
+            switch (opcode) {
+                case 0x1: {  // text
+                    last_event_ts_.store(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(
+                        std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count());
+                    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> g(in_mu_);
+                    in_queue_.emplace_back(std::move(payload));
+                    // Bound the queue. Drop oldest if too big — UI consumes
+                    // each frame so this should only kick in if the dashboard
+                    // is paused (window minimized, etc.).
+                    while (in_queue_.size() > 512) in_queue_.pop_front();
+                    break;
+                }
+                case 0x8:  // close
+                    return false;
+                case 0x9:  // ping → reply with pong (same payload)
+                    if (!send_frame(0xA, payload)) return false;
+                    break;
+                case 0xA:  // pong, ignore
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    // 0x0 continuation or unexpected opcode: bail (server
+                    // controlled by us, shouldn't happen).
+                    return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool WsClient::send_frame(int opcode, const std::string& payload) {
+    sock_t sock = static_cast<sock_t>(sock_.load());
+    if (sock == SOCK_INVALID || static_cast<int>(sock) < 0) return false;
+
+    std::vector<uint8_t> frame;
+    frame.reserve(payload.size() + 16);
+    frame.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(0x80 | (opcode & 0x0F))); // FIN + opcode
+
+    uint64_t len = payload.size();
+    if (len < 126) {
+        frame.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(0x80 | len)); // mask bit set
+    } else if (len <= 0xFFFF) {
+        frame.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(0x80 | 126));
+        frame.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>((len >> 8) & 0xFF));
+        frame.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(len & 0xFF));
+    } else {
+        frame.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(0x80 | 127));
+        for (int i = 7; i >= 0; i--) frame.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>((len >> (8 * i)) & 0xFF));
+    }
+
+    // Mask key (RFC requires mask for client → server frames).
+    std::random_device rd;
+    uint8_t mkey[4];
+    for (auto& b : mkey) b = static_cast<uint8_t>(rd() & 0xff);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) frame.push_back(mkey[i]);
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < payload.size(); i++) {
+        frame.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(payload[i]) ^ mkey[i & 3]);
+    }
+
+    return send_all(sock, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(frame.data()), frame.size());
+}

ws_client.h

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+#pragma once
+// Minimal WebSocket client (RFC 6455, ws:// only, no TLS) tailored for the
+// Monitor tab. Background thread does connect + handshake + read loop and
+// pushes incoming text payloads into a thread-safe queue that the ImGui
+// thread drains each frame.
+//
+// Issue 0086 — first consumer of WS in the C++ dashboards. If a second app
+// needs WS later, extract this file to cpp/functions/network/ via
+// fn-constructor.
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <deque>
+#include <functional>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <string>
+#include <thread>
+
+class WsClient {
+public:
+    WsClient();
+    ~WsClient();
+
+    // Non-blocking. Spawns background thread that connects to ws://host:port/path
+    // and keeps the connection alive with exponential reconnect backoff.
+    // Safe to call multiple times — second call is a no-op once running.
+    void start(const std::string& host, int port, const std::string& path);
+
+    // Stop the background thread and tear down the connection.
+    void stop();
+
+    // True while a WS connection is up and handshake completed.
+    bool is_connected() const { return state_.load() == State::Connected; }
+
+    // Epoch seconds of last received frame (for the live LED in the Monitor).
+    long long last_event_ts() const { return last_event_ts_.load(); }
+
+    // Drain at most `max` queued text payloads. Returns the number drained.
+    // Called once per frame from the render thread.
+    int drain(std::vector<std::string>& out, int max = 64);
+
+    // Send a text frame to the server. Returns true if queued for sending.
+    // Used to send {"watermark": N} commands on reconnect.
+    bool send_text(const std::string& payload);
+
+private:
+    enum class State { Idle, Connecting, Connected, Backoff, Stopped };
+
+    void run();
+    bool connect_once();
+    bool handshake();
+    bool read_loop();
+    bool send_frame(int opcode, const std::string& payload);
+
+    std::string host_;
+    int         port_ = 0;
+    std::string path_;
+
+    std::atomic<State>      state_{State::Idle};
+    std::atomic<long long>  last_event_ts_{0};
+    std::atomic<int>        sock_{-1};
+
+    std::thread             worker_;
+    std::atomic<bool>       stop_flag_{false};
+
+    std::mutex              in_mu_;
+    std::deque<std::string> in_queue_;
+
+    std::mutex              out_mu_;
+    std::deque<std::string> out_queue_;
+
+    // For waking the writer side of read_loop when send_text is called.
+    std::condition_variable out_cv_;
+};